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Financial ManagementSAP Business One 9.3

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SAP Business One 9.3 Highlights (1/2)

Administration

Authorization Simplification

Import from Excel Updates

Approval Procedure Enhancements

Quick Copy & DTW supports Additional Objects

My Settings Support

Change Log Clean-up Utility

Multi-Branch Supports Data Ownership

Multi-Branch Filtering & Transaction Updates

License Updates

HTML based Online Help

Financial Management

Internal Cost Accounting Transactions

Centralized Payment Engine

Chart of Accounts Alignment & Usability

G/L Account Determination Matrix Updates

New IFRS 15 Revenue Recognition Standard*

Scheduled Batch Transactions for Payments

Electronic File Layout Templates

Project Management

Project Management Updates

Sales | Purchasing | Service

Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)

Gross Price Redesign*

Price List Updates

Campaign Management Updates

Blanket Agreement Enhancements

Electronic AP Invoice Updates

CRM Simplification

Production

Simple Production Routing

*Localisation specific

Inventory | Distribution

UoM Batch Selection

Data Protection

GDPR - Data Privacy and Protection


Business Intelligence

Analytical Portal

Pervasive Analytics Designer Update

New Cockpit Templates

Platform | Extensibility

Web-Based Workflow Management

Company Specific Mailer Configuration

New DI/UI Objects Exposure & Enhancements

Microsoft Visual Studio 2015

X-App Supports Single Sign On

Optimized Login Connection

Electronic File Manager support on Linux

Performance Optimization

Improved Security

SAP Business One 9.3 Highlights (2/2)

Lifecycle Management

Centralized Deployment

Embedded Incident Reporting

System Landscape Directory Enhancements

Remote Support Platform 3.2 Updates

*Localisation specific


Financial Scenario Updates (1/3)

Feature

▪ Additional drawers in the Chart Of Accounts (CoA)

- total of 10 drawers in all localizations.

▪ New Level field available to expand/collapse

account listing directly in the CoA form.

▪ Primary Closing Account can be defined per P&L

Account (Applicable to certain localizations only).

Benefit

▪ Better support for large enterprise customers and

decreases maintenance costs.

▪ Accurate period closing.



Feature

▪ Additional new category introduced - Trial

Balance.

▪ All categories have predefined sub-categories

with ability to define new ones for Balance

Sheet and Profit and Loss.

▪ Restrict the account balance to within a range

with ability to block posting.

Benefit

▪ Categories can help in consolidating large

enterprises.

▪ Better control over account balances.



Feature

▪ Journal Entry Remarks can be made

mandatory for Header, Rows or both.

▪ Remark Template to maintain defaults in

rows.

Benefit

▪ Enforce best practices and auditability.


Cost Accounting Ledger (1/3)

Feature

▪ Maintain separate numbering series marked as

“Cost Accounting Adjustment Only”.

▪ New transaction called “Cost Center Transfer” for

allocating costs between cost centers.

▪ Flag for “Cost Accounting Adjustment Only” restricts

use of the account to cost accounting transactions.

Benefit

▪ Better management of costs to Cost Centers.

▪ Audit trail can be maintained by department based

on dedicated numbering series.



Feature

▪ Allocate costs to correct cost centers directly

from the Distribution report.

Benefit

▪ Quicker cost reallocation.

▪ Increase productivity.



Feature

▪ Set up Default Series and Default GL Account

to automatically populate Cost Accounting

Adjustment transactions.

▪ Journal Voucher adapted to cater for Cost

Accounting Adjustment transactions.

Benefit

▪ Journal Vouchers aligned with Journal entry

functionality.

https://youtu.be/ZX-70GzY5XM


GL Account Determination Matrix

Feature

▪ Up to 5 user defined fields can be managed in the

determination criteria screen.

▪ You can use these 5 UDFs in defining the rules in

the Advanced G/L Account Determination Rules

screen.

▪ Options available:

▪ All – criteria not relevant

▪ Empty – field must be empty

▪ Filled – field must have a value

▪ Enter Value – field has a specific value

Benefit

▪ More flexibility in determining account to be posted

to based on business criteria.

https://youtu.be/bSvpV-Oo-AM


Integrated Payment Engine

Feature

▪ Integrated bank file created when Electronic

File Manager (EFM) designed outbound

bank file formats are linked to the payment

method selected in the Payment Wizard.

▪ Note: Historical .dll bank file formats not

designed with the EFM addon still require

the Payment Engine Add-on.

Benefit

▪ Smoother and faster execution of payments

and creation of bank files sent to house bank

and/or customer bank.

▪ Payment wizard is more intuitive.

▪ No need to install the separate add-on, less

time consuming and ready to use after

installation.


Scheduled Batch Processing

Feature

▪ Leverage the service layer for parallel

processing on the server-side.

▪ Tasks are dispatched and scheduled in the

Job Server.

▪ Payment Wizard transactions will initially be

supported.

▪ New Execute Payment Run on Server option

in the Payment Wizard with ability to

schedule a specific date and time.

Benefit

▪ Handle heavy transactions with parallel

processing.

▪ Allows users to close the payment wizard

form or even the SAP Business One client

as the task is running on the server side.

▪ Reduces the load on the client side by

scheduling a future date and time for

processing on the server.

▪ Faster processing time for large

transactions.


Feature

▪ Export SAP Business One form data into

various file formats using XML. See SAP Note.

▪ Create Crystal reports out of the XML and

assign required fields inside EFM mapping file.

▪ Assign EFM GEP files as electronic file for any

report.

Benefit

▪ Flexible generation of output files.

▪ One click user experience with generation of

electronic reports with simple print preview.

Electronic File Layout Templates

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/1704366

https://youtu.be/Jll7zuYKDco


Feature

▪ In the A/R Invoice and Payment screen you are

now able to input any Business Partner (BP).

The default BP can be removed.

▪ You can now activate the payment means

screen directly from posted A/R and A/P

Invoices.

Benefit

▪ Enhanced usability

▪ Faster invoice and payment input for all

BPs

▪ Faster access to payment screen

Allow any Business Partner in A/R Invoice and Payment document header

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Feature Description Localization

IFRS Revenue Recognition

Enhancements

In addition to Blanket Agreement (BA) enhancements, following features also help fulfil

the new IFRS 15 Standard: Revenue from contracts with customers:

- Currency handling on BA

- Approval procedures for BA

All

Manage Change Log for

Block Negative Inventory By

Support viewing history of changes made to the setting: Block Negative Inventory By.

The fields BlockZero and NegStoLv in table CINF are moved to table OADM.

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